Mark 4:26-28

King James Version

²⁶And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

²⁷And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

²⁸For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

Mark 4:26-28

English Standard Version

The Parable of the Seed Growing

²⁶And he said, ^(A)“The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. ²⁷He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; ^(B)he knows not how. ²⁸The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

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Mark 4:26-28

New International Version

The Parable of the Growing Seed

²⁶He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.^(A) A man scatters seed on the ground. ²⁷Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. ²⁸All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.

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Mark 4:26-28

New American Standard Bible

Parable of the Seed

²⁶And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; ²⁷and he goes to bed at night and gets up daily, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does not know. ²⁸The soil produces crops by itself; first the stalk, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.

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